PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — John
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 305,190 words · 342 reading sections
John 5:4
John 5:4 Ver. 4. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool,.... This angel is not to be understood of a messenger sent from the sanhedrim, or by the priests, as Dr. Hammond thinks; who has a strange conceit, that this pool was used for the washing of the entrails of the sacrifices; and which at the pass…
774 wordsSECTION 62John 5:5
John 5:5 Ver. 5. And a certain man was there,.... At Bethesda's pool, in one of the five porches, or cloisters, that belonged to it: which had an infirmity thirty and eight years; what his infirmity was, is not said; he was one of the weak, or impotent folk, for so he is called, Joh 5:7. Some think his distemper was …
290 wordsSECTION 63John 5:6
John 5:6 Ver. 6. When Jesus saw him lie,.... In such a helpless condition: and knew that he had been now a long time, [in that case], or "in his disease", as the Ethiopic version supplies; even seven years before Christ was born; which is a proof of his omniscience: the words may be literally rendered, as they are in…
245 wordsSECTION 64John 5:7
John 5:7 Ver. 7. The impotent man answered him, Sir,.... Which was a common and courteous way of speaking, much in use with the Jews, especially to strangers. The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read, "yea Lord", which is a direct answer to the question: I have no man; the Ethiopic version reads, "men"; he had no…
236 wordsSECTION 65John 5:8
John 5:8 Ver. 8. Jesus saith to him, rise,.... From thy bed, or couch, on which he lay in one of the porches: and take up thy bed and walk; these words were spoken by the same power, as those to Lazarus, which called him out of his grave; as appears from the effect they had upon the man, who was in himself impotent, …
68 wordsSECTION 66John 5:9
John 5:9 Ver. 9. And immediately the man was made whole,.... As soon as ever the words were spoken by Christ, such power went with them, as restored the man to perfect health; and he finding himself to be quite well, rose up directly: and took up his bed and walked; which may be expressive of a sinner's rising from t…
108 wordsSECTION 67John 5:10
John 5:10 Ver. 10. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured,.... When they saw him, either at the place, or as he walked through the streets, with his bed on his back: it is the sabbath day: do not you know it? surely you forget yourself, or you would never be guilty of such an action as this; it is not lawfu…
280 wordsSECTION 68John 5:11
John 5:11 Ver. 11. He answered them,.... That is, the impotent man, who was now made whole, replied to the Jews: he that made me whole, the same said unto me, take up thy bed and walk; intimating, that he that had such divine power, as to make him whole, had power to dispense with the sabbath, and such an action on i…
115 wordsSECTION 69John 5:12
John 5:12 Ver. 12. Then asked they him,.... Suspecting who had made him whole, and gave him this order: what man is that which said unto thee, take up thy bed and walk? they take no notice of the cure, being unwilling to give any glory to Christ, and still less to spread it; but chose rather that it should be obscure…
195 wordsSECTION 70John 5:13
John 5:13 Ver. 13. And he that was healed, wist not who he was,.... He had never seen, and perhaps had never heard of Christ before, and so knew him not; and besides, Christ gave him no opportunity of conversing with him, or so much as to ask him who he was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away; had slipped away, as s…
122 wordsSECTION 71John 5:14
John 5:14 Ver. 14. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple,.... Perhaps on the same day; for as soon as he had been at home, and laid down his bed, it is very likely he went directly to the temple, there to show himself, attend the worship of the place, and return thanks to God for the great mercy bestowed on him: …
501 wordsSECTION 72John 5:15
John 5:15 Ver. 15. The man departed,.... From Christ, and from the temple, not through displeasure, or as resenting what was said to him, but as highly delighted that he had found his kind benefactor and physician; and went either to Bethesda, where the miracle was wrought, and where a multitude of people were, and wh…
342 wordsSECTION 73John 5:16
John 5:16 Ver. 16. And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus,.... With their tongues, reproaching and reviling him, as a sabbath breaker, a destroyer of the law, and a sinful wicked man: and sought to slay him; either in a violent way, by setting the zealots, a sort of ruffians under the pretence of religion, upon h…
174 wordsSECTION 74John 5:17
John 5:17 Ver. 17. But Jesus answered them,.... Being convened before them, and charged by them with the violation of the sabbath, he vindicated himself in the following manner, saying; my Father worketh hitherto: he who is my Father, not by creation, or adoption, but by nature, though he ended all his work on the se…
346 wordsSECTION 75John 5:18
John 5:18 Ver. 18. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,.... They were the more desirous to take away his life, and were more bent and resolute upon it, and studied all ways and means how to bring it about; because he had not only broken the sabbath; as they imagined; for he had not really broken it: and if…
12,655 wordsSECTION 76John 6:1
John 6:1 Ver. 1. After these things,.... After Christ's curing the man at Bethesda's pool, and the vindication of himself for doing it or the sabbath day, and for asserting his equality with God; near a year after these things: for these were done at the feast of the passover, and now it was near another; and what is …
361 wordsSECTION 77John 6:2
John 6:2 Ver. 2. And a great multitude followed him,.... From several cities and towns in Galilee, where he had been preaching and working miracles: because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased; so that it was not for the sake of his doctrine, or for the good of their souls, they followed him…
81 wordsSECTION 78John 6:3
John 6:3 Ver. 3. And Jesus went up into a mountain,.... In a desert place near Bethsaida, Lu 9:10; and there he sat with his disciples; partly for security from the cruelty of Herod, having just heard of the beheading of John; and partly for privacy, that he might have some conversation alone with his disciples, upon…
104 wordsSECTION 79John 6:4
John 6:4 Ver. 4. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. This was the third passover, since our Lord's baptism, and entrance on his public ministry; see Joh 2:13. Whether Christ went up to this feast is not certain; some think he did not; but from what is said in Joh 7:1, it looks as if he did: how nigh it wa…
139 wordsSECTION 80John 6:5
John 6:5 Ver. 5. When Jesus then lift up [his] eyes,.... Being before engaged in close conversation with his disciples, and looking wistly and intently on them, whilst he was discoursing with them: and saw a great company come unto him; who came on foot, over the bridge at Chammath, from Capernaum, and other cities o…
193 wordsSECTION 81John 6:6
John 6:6 Ver. 6. And this he said to prove him,.... Or "tempting him", trying his faith, and not only his, but the rest of the disciples; not as ignorant of it himself, but in order to discover it to him and them, and to prepare them for the following miracle; and that it might appear the more illustrious and marvello…
134 wordsSECTION 82John 6:7
John 6:7 Ver. 7. Philip answered him,.... Very quick and short, and in a carnal and unbelieving way: two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them. Two hundred pence, or "Roman denarii", which may be here meant, amount to six pounds five shillings of our money; and this sum is mentioned, because it might…
241 wordsSECTION 83John 6:8
John 6:8 Ver. 8. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother,.... Who also, and his brother Peter, were of Bethsaida, as well as Philip, and was a disciple of Christ's; he hearing what Christ said to Philip, and what answer he returned, saith unto him; to Christ, with but little more faith than Philip, if any…
58 wordsSECTION 84John 6:9
John 6:9 Ver. 9. There is a lad here,.... Who either belonged to Christ and his disciples, and was employed to carry their provisions for them; which, if so, shows how meanly Christ and his disciples lived; or he belonged to some in the multitude; or rather he came here to sell what he had got: which hath five barley…
546 wordsSECTION 85John 6:10
John 6:10 Ver. 10. Jesus said, make the men sit down,.... The Syriac version reads, "all the men"; and the Persic version, "all the people"; men, women, and children: Christ, without reproving his disciples for their unbelief, ordered them directly to place the people upon the ground, and seat them in rows by hundreds…
139 wordsSECTION 86John 6:11
John 6:11 Ver. 11. And Jesus took the loaves,.... Into his hands, as also the fishes, in order to feed the multitude with them: and when he had given thanks; for them, and blessed them, or implored a blessing on them, that they might be nourishing to the bodies of men, as was his usual manner, and which is an example…
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John 6:12 Ver. 12. When they were filled,.... Had not only eaten, but had made a full meal, and were thoroughly satisfied, having eaten as much as they could, or chose to eat: he said unto his disciples, gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost; this he said, partly that the truth, reality, and great…
103 wordsSECTION 88John 6:13
John 6:13 Ver. 13. Therefore they gathered [them] together,.... The several broken bits of bread, which lay about upon the grass, which the people had left, after they had been sufficiently refreshed: and filled twelve baskets; every disciple had a basket filled: with the fragments of the five barley loaves; and it …
103 wordsSECTION 89John 6:14
John 6:14 Ver. 14. Then those men,.... The five thousand men, who had been fed with the loaves and fishes: when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did; in feeding so many of them, with so small a quantity of food; in multiplying the provision in such a prodigious manner, that after they had eaten to the full, so ma…
150 wordsSECTION 90John 6:15
John 6:15 Ver. 15. When Jesus therefore perceived,.... As being the omniscient God, who knew their hearts, and the secret thoughts and purposes of them; or, as man, understood by their words and gestures: that they would come and take him by force, and make him a king; that they had "determined", as the Arabic versio…
376 wordsSECTION 91John 6:16
John 6:16 Ver. 16. And when even was [now] come,.... The last of the evenings, when night was coming on; for the first of the evenings took place before they sat down to eat, when the above miracle was wrought; see Mt 14:15. His disciples went down unto the sea; of Galilee, or Tiberias, to the sea side; and this was …
105 wordsSECTION 92John 6:17
John 6:17 Ver. 17. And entered into a ship,.... In which they came, and was waiting for them; or into another: and went over the sea towards Capernaum; steered their course from Bethsaida, where they took shipping over the sea of Galilee; at least over one part of it, a creek or bay of it, as they intended, towards t…
115 wordsSECTION 93John 6:18
John 6:18 Ver. 18. And the sea arose,.... Swelled, and was tumultuous and raging; the waves mounted up, and tossed the ship to and fro: by reason of a great wind that blew; which agitated the waters of the sea, and lifted up the waves; which storm seems to have arose after they had set sail, and were got into the mid…
66 wordsSECTION 94John 6:19
John 6:19 Ver. 19. So when they had rowed,.... For the wind being contrary, they could not make use of their sails, but betook themselves to their oars, and by that means got about five and twenty, or thirty furlongs; which were three or four miles, or little more than a league; no further had they got, though they ha…
14,948 wordsSECTION 95John 7:1
John 7:1 Ver. 1. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee,.... That is, after he had fed the five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, near Bethsaida; and had had that long discourse with the Jews at Capernaum, concerning himself, as the bread of life, and about eating his flesh, and drinking his blood; and had…
369 wordsSECTION 96John 7:2
John 7:2 Ver. 2. Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. Which began on the fifteenth day of the month Tisri, which answers to part of our September; when the Jews erected tents or booths, in which they dwelt, and ate their meals during this festival; and which was done, in commemoration of the Israelites dwel…
1,297 wordsSECTION 97John 7:3
John 7:3 Ver. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him,.... That is, the brethren of Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; who were not James and Joses, and Simon and Judas, the sons of Alphaeus, the brother of Joseph, the husband of Mary, so called, Mt 13:55, for some of these were of the number of the t…
361 wordsSECTION 98John 7:4
John 7:4 Ver. 4. For there is no man that doeth anything in secret,.... For so they reckoned his doing miracles in such a corner of the land, and in so obscure a place as Galilee: and he himself seeketh to be known openly; suggesting hereby, that Christ was an ambitious person, and sought popular applause, and honour…
255 wordsSECTION 99John 7:5
John 7:5 Ver. 5. For neither did his brethren believe in him. At first they might take to him, and embrace him as the Messiah, and expect he would set up a temporal kingdom; in which they might hope, on account of their relation to him, according to the flesh to enjoy great honours and privileges; but finding that he …
212 wordsSECTION 100John 7:6
John 7:6 Ver. 6. Then Jesus said unto them,.... In answer to their solicitations and arguments used with him, to go up to the feast: my time is not yet come; meaning, not the time of his death, or of his exaltation and glorification, or of the showing of himself forth unto the world; though all this was true; but of …
169 wordsSECTION 101John 7:7
John 7:7 Ver. 7. The world cannot hate you,.... Because they were of the world, belonged to it; they were like unto it, and every like loves its like; and they were the world's own, and therefore instead of being hated, were loved by it; and they walked according to the course of it; and wicked men not only take pleas…
202 wordsSECTION 102John 7:8
John 7:8 Ver. 8. Go we up unto this feast,.... Suggesting, that he would not have them stay for him, or hinder themselves on his account: he encourages them to go up, and observe this festival; for the ceremonial law was not yet abolished; and though they were carnal men, and did not understand what it typified: and s…
289 wordsSECTION 103John 7:9
John 7:9 Ver. 9. When he had said these words unto them,.... Had exhorted them to go up to the feast, and told them that he should not go yet, and the reason of it: he abode [still] in Galilee; and went not up with his brethren, nor at all at present; showing hereby a firmness and resolution of mind, not using lightn…
84 wordsSECTION 104John 7:10
John 7:10 Ver. 10. But when his brethren were gone up,.... To the feast, as all the Oriental versions read, from the next clause: then went he also up unto the feast; the Ethiopic version reads, "he went up that day"; which is very likely, and no ways contrary to what is said, in Joh 7:14; for though he did not go up…
341 wordsSECTION 105John 7:11
John 7:11 Ver. 11. Then the Jews sought him at the feast,.... Some to take him and kill him, and others to hear his doctrine, and see his miracles: for all expected him at the feast, knowing it was always his custom, as it was his duty, as an Israelite, to attend at it: and said, where is he? not naming his name; eit…
91 wordsSECTION 106John 7:12
John 7:12 Ver. 12. And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him,.... There was a general whisper, and a private controversy and contention among the people about him, upon inquiry being made after him: for some said he is a good man; a man of a good principle, of a good life and conversation; and who …
125 wordsSECTION 107John 7:13
John 7:13 Ver. 13. Howbeit, no man spoke openly of him,.... So loud as to be overheard, at least by many, but in a secret and whispering way; or did not speak with freedom, or all their mind, what they really thought of him, nor with courage and boldness: for fear the Jews; for fear of being mobbed by them, or up and…
98 wordsSECTION 108John 7:14
John 7:14 Ver. 14. Now about the midst of the feast,.... About the fourth day of it, for it lasted eight days; this might be on the sabbath day, which sometimes was gxh Kwtb, "in the middle of the feast" {n}; and the rather, since it follows, Jesus went up into the temple; as the Lord and proprietor of it, and as was…
112 wordsSECTION 109John 7:15
John 7:15 Ver. 15. And the Jews marvelled,.... Both at the matter, and manner of his doctrine; it was such, as never man spake; his words were so gracious, and there were such truth and evidence in them, and they were delivered with such power and authority, that they were astonished at them: saying, how knoweth this…
369 wordsSECTION 110John 7:16
John 7:16 Ver. 16. Jesus answered them and said,.... Having heard them express their surprise, and state their objection: my doctrine is not mine: it was his, as he was God; as such, he was the author of it, it was from him, by the revelation of him; and it was of him, or he was the subject of it, as Mediator; it res…
269 wordsSECTION 111John 7:17
John 7:17 Ver. 17. If any man will do his will,.... Meaning, not one that perfectly fulfils the law, which is the good, and perfect, and acceptable will of God; for there is no man that does this, or can do it; nor is it so said here, "if any man do his will", but "if any man will do" it; that is, is desirous of doing…
266 wordsSECTION 112John 7:18
John 7:18 Ver. 18. He that speaketh of himself,..... What he himself has devised, and is a scheme of his own; for which he has no divine warrant and commission: seeketh his own glory; honour and applause from men; as did the Scribes and Pharisees, who taught for doctrines the commandments of men, the traditions of th…
11,978 wordsSECTION 113John 8:1
John 8:1 Ver. 1. Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. Which lay eastward of Jerusalem, about a mile from it; hither Christ went on the evening of the last day of the feast of tabernacles; partly to decline the danger, and avoid the snares the Jews might lay for him in the night season; having been disappointed and con…
135 wordsSECTION 114John 8:2
John 8:2 Ver. 2. And early in the morning he came again into the temple,.... Which shows his diligence, constancy, and assiduity, in his ministerial work, as well as his courage and intrepidity; being fearless of his enemies, though careful to give them no advantage against him, before his time: and all the people ca…
132 wordsSECTION 115John 8:3
John 8:3 Ver. 3. And the Scribes and Pharisees,.... The members of the sanhedrim, who had been so miserably disappointed the day before, were no less diligent and industrious in their wicked way, seeking all opportunities, and taking all advantages against Christ; and fancying they had got something whereby to ensnare…
370 wordsSECTION 116John 8:4
John 8:4 Ver. 4. They say unto him, Master,.... They applied to him in a handsome and respectful manner, the better to cover their ill design: this woman was taken in adultery; by two persons at least, who could be witnesses of it; otherwise the accusation was not legal; see De 19:15; though in the case of a wife sus…
116 wordsSECTION 117John 8:5
John 8:5 Ver. 5. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should, be stoned,.... Not in Le 20:10; for though according to the law there, an adulteress, one that was a married woman, and so an adulterer, that was a married man, were to be put to death; yet the death was not stoning, but strangling; for it is a rule…
299 wordsSECTION 118John 8:6
John 8:6 Ver. 6. This they said, tempting him,.... For they brought this woman, and exposed her in this manner, not because of their abhorrence and detestation of the sin; nor did they put the above question to Christ, out of their great respect to the law of Moses; which in many instances, and so in this, they in a g…
596 wordsSECTION 119John 8:7
John 8:7 Ver. 7. So when they continued asking him,.... For observing that he put himself in such a posture, they concluded that they had puzzled and perplexed him, and that he knew not what to say; and therefore they were more urgent for a speedy answer, hoping they should get an advantage of him; and that they shoul…
568 wordsSECTION 120John 8:8
John 8:8 Ver. 8. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. As before, having said enough to confound them; and yet unwilling to pursue the matter any further, or publicly expose them in any other way; and that they might have an opportunity of withdrawing themselves without any further notice of his, he took…
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Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.